diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Config.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Config.cpp
index 998a03ec..5997d543 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Config.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ DefaultList<int> DefaultInts =
 #ifdef GDBSTUB_ENABLED
     {"Instance*.Gdb.ARM7.Port", 3334},
     {"Instance*.Gdb.ARM9.Port", 3333},
-#endif
+#endif,
+    {"LAN.HostNumPlayers", 16},
 };
 
 RangeList IntRanges =
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ RangeList IntRanges =
     {"Instance*.Window*.ScreenAspectTop", {0, AspectRatiosNum-1}},
     {"Instance*.Window*.ScreenAspectBot", {0, AspectRatiosNum-1}},
     {"MP.AudioMode", {0, 2}},
+    {"LAN.HostNumPlayers", {2, 16}},
 };
 
 DefaultList<bool> DefaultBools =
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/LANDialog.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/LANDialog.cpp
index 58baf908..32539e3f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/LANDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/LANDialog.cpp
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ LANStartHostDialog::LANStartHostDialog(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent), ui(ne
 
     setMPInterface(MPInterface_LAN);
 
-    // TODO: remember the last setting? so this doesn't suck massively
-    // we could also remember the player name (and auto-init it from the firmware name or whatever)
+    auto cfg = Config::GetGlobalTable();
+    ui->txtPlayerName->setText(cfg.GetQString("LAN.PlayerName"));
+
     ui->sbNumPlayers->setRange(2, 16);
-    ui->sbNumPlayers->setValue(16);
+    ui->sbNumPlayers->setValue(cfg.GetInt("LAN.HostNumPlayers"));
 }
 
 LANStartHostDialog::~LANStartHostDialog()
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@ void LANStartHostDialog::done(int r)
         }
 
         lanDlg = LANDialog::openDlg(parentWidget());
+
+        auto cfg = Config::GetGlobalTable();
+        cfg.SetString("LAN.PlayerName", player);
+        cfg.SetInt("LAN.HostNumPlayers", numplayers);
+        Config::Save();
     }
     else
     {
@@ -99,6 +105,9 @@ LANStartClientDialog::LANStartClientDialog(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent), u
 
     setMPInterface(MPInterface_LAN);
 
+    auto cfg = Config::GetGlobalTable();
+    ui->txtPlayerName->setText(cfg.GetQString("LAN.PlayerName"));
+
     QStandardItemModel* model = new QStandardItemModel();
     ui->tvAvailableGames->setModel(model);
     const QStringList listheader = {"Name", "Players", "Status", "Host IP"};
@@ -209,6 +218,10 @@ void LANStartClientDialog::done(int r)
 
         setEnabled(true);
         lanDlg = LANDialog::openDlg(parentWidget());
+
+        auto cfg = Config::GetGlobalTable();
+        cfg.SetString("LAN.PlayerName", player);
+        Config::Save();
     }
     else
     {